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Road closed due to crash in Rotorua

Emergency services are responding to a vehicle crash in Rotorua. Police say the northbound lane of Fairy Springs Road is closed from Cochrane Street, while... Read More

Taking action on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder

Hundreds of New Zealand families affected by Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder will benefit from a new Government focus on prevention and treatment, says Health... Read More

Following family footsteps into defence career

With both her mum and dad coming from military backgrounds, life in the Defence Force isn't an alien concept for Kiwi student Grace Fale, but she's now had the... Read More

Celebrating World Veterinary Day

From treating and caring for our animals and working on the front lines of disease prevention, to monitoring animal welfare and biosecurity on a national... Read More

NZ top triathletes to race in Ironman Texas

New Zealand professional triathletes Braden Currie, Hannah Berry, and Rebecca Clarke are gearing up to take on a star-studded field this weekend for the 2024... Read More

Understanding Rotorua's costly water dilemma

Rotorua is wrestling with a costly dilemma facing many councils: How to keep the pipes flowing after years of what one councillor describes as 'chronic underspending”.... Read More

The challenge of Australia poaching Kiwi teachers

The head of a primary and early childhood teaching instituation says ECE teachers are being actively poached by Australia while both ECE and primary schools... Read More

Night closures ahead for SH30 in BOP

A section of highway in the Bay of Plenty is expected to be closed at night for around three weeks. From 7.30pm Sunday, April 28, there will be three weeks... Read More

Yoghurt product recalled due to foreign matter

Batches of a yoghurt product have been recalled following complaints by customers that a nozzle had broken and pieces of plastic had got into the yoghurt. New... Read More

Some after-hours clinics on verge of collapse

After-hours medical services in some regions are on the verge of collapse, as overworked GPs signal they can no longer provide cover or the funding falls short. Documents... Read More

Artificial turf theft upsets Rotorua cricket boss

Paul Wylie hopes there's a backyard somewhere in Rotorua that has a nice cricket pitch or hockey turf made out of stolen artificial grass that's bringing joy... Read More

Residents demand action over smelly lake

After paying up to $100,000 for a report about how to make environmental improvements to Sullivan Lake, Whakatāne's council appears to have no plans to... Read More